Reminding Ourselves Who We Really Are

Today's post on SCL was so well-done, I had to share it. Again, ProdigalJon hits on how we tend to accumulate insecurities and how difficult learning who we really are vs. who the world and our defeatest selves say we are can be.

It's a weird paradox: we know that we all fail at some point (and God knows that more than anyone), we all find it stupidly necessary to, at times, point that out to each other (which causes immense regrettable damage, for which we later beat ourselves up because we've failed, yet again)...but God is the one person who calls us by a new name and not by all that stuff. He's the one person who should rightfully be calling out our faults, and yet He stays His hand and calls us son & daughter. Read this, if you would. ProdigalJon does a much more eloquent job than I could.

Becoming Who We Always Have Been - Only Better

If I haven't said it enough, this website is brilliant. I loved today's perspective on becoming who we are, not someone else. I find in it great freedom in trusting God with my growth and development, and freedom from poisonous comparisons and feelings of doubt. Give it a read.

Feeling Unqualified for "That Thing"

I love it when God speaks to us through His people. If you haven't been turned onto the site "Stuff Christians Like" yet, I suggest you take a peek. Just for grins. This guy has God's voice in a very real and human way. Encouraging. Challenging. Graceful. Humble. Today's posting was on feeling "less-than"...something that I think we all deal with in one way or another. It struck me, so I thought I'd share. Enjoy.

Breaking Generational Cycles

I read this post today, and I found it really encouraging. I'm realizing that sometimes God sends us through trials not just because we were the ones to do something wrong, but because He wants to break down something that's way bigger than us. We have a part in it, for sure, but it's not just us being losers out in left field. It's the opposite: it's God saying that He believes we're strong enough to stand in the gap and that this pain cycle can stop with us, and He's all about making it happen through us. It's Him saying that He will give us the strength and that He's found us faithful. Please take a minute to read this and see if God has something in it for you.